Republicans went nuts after John Murtha called for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, and I myself do not favour immediate withdrawal, but it already looks as though the Pentagon is preparing for withdrawal: Even as debate over the Iraq war continues to rage, signs are emerging of a convergence of opinion on how the Bush administration might begin to exit the … [Read more...] about Preparing for withdrawal from Iraq

So Bill Richardson was not drafted by the Kansas City A's. If this is a time for confessions of self-aggrandizement, I have my own here. What about yours? … [Read more...] about Bill Richardson and me

It now sounds as if when Russian President Vladmir Putin looked into Iranian leaders' eyes he had the same degree of accuracy in getting a sense of their souls as President George Bush had looking into his:Iran is secretly training Chechen rebels in sophisticated terror techniques to enable them to carry out more effective attacks against Russian forces, the Sunday Telegraph … [Read more...] about Iran Secretly Trains Chechen Rebels In Terror Techniques

Here are 10 ways. … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Was Different This Year

People often jog because they don't want to feel like a wreck — but there's a good chance they can provoke one in Shanghai: If Shanghaiist had a nickel for every jogger we have seen along the streets of Shanghai over the past three years, we’d have, oh, about a quarter. There is a reason for this — jogging along the streets of Shanghai will get you killed. And the … [Read more...] about Jogging Is A Smash In Shanghai

Spitting in public. FOOTNOTE: TMV (happily) lived in New Delhi for five months during his senior year in college and then for nearly two years after receiving his masters in journalism at grad school. He never thought of this as a major problem before...but now that he reads it... … [Read more...] about A Big Problem In India?

The government actually uses The Diary of Anne Frank as a propaganda tool. … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Anti-U.S. Propaganda War

A host of departures will take place at the Los Angeles Times. A sign of the ailing newspaper industry... … [Read more...] about Newspaper Downsizing

If you read this site regularly you know that we don't miss any chance to point out and ridicule political correctness. But, sorry, this story reads like a Saturday Night Life sketch:BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston set off a furor this week when it officially renamed a giant tree erected in a city park a "holiday tree" instead of a "Christmas tree." The move drew an angry response … [Read more...] about Get A Life Department: Groups Furious Over Xmas Tree Being Called Holiday Tree

Some thoughts here. … [Read more...] about Blacks And Jews On The Alito Nomination

Maybe he should have said "nay" instead:An ex-Balliol student fined by police for calling a horse 'gay' has been summoned to Oxford (in Great Britain) magistrates court after refusing to pay his fine. Sam Brown, who graduated last summer, was arrested in May this year after a drunken conversation with a pair of mounted policemen on Cornmarket Street. He will appear before … [Read more...] about Call A Horse “Gay” And Get Cited

Here's another twist... … [Read more...] about The Demand For A Timeline

Now, let's get this straight: Centrists, Moderates, Democrats and independent-thinking Republicans who posed tough questions about Iraq were guilty of undercutting the troops and wanted to "cut and run" while all of THIS is going on within the Bush administration: Even as debate over the Iraq war continues to rage, signs are emerging of a convergence of opinion on how the Bush … [Read more...] about Bush Administration Reportedly Plans Major Iraq Withdrawals In 2006

And since he's a suspect... That's good riddance?Federal authorities arrested an Islamic religious leader Friday as they began the process of deporting him for lying about ties to terrorist groups. Imam Fawaz Damra, the spiritual leader of Ohio's largest mosque, was convicted in June 2004 of concealing ties to three groups that the U.S. government classifies as terrorist … [Read more...] about Ohio Cleric To Be Deported For Terror Ties…

Really? A personal response is here. … [Read more...] about Michael Jackson To Convert To Islam?

In today's world, being liberal is seen as a bad thing. Certainly, I don't agree, but if you're pushing your philosophy on a high school class, there should be limits and it shouldn't cross party lines...BENNINGTON, Vt. --The school superintendent whose district includes Mount Anthony Union High School has labeled "inappropriate" and "irresponsible" an English teacher's use of … [Read more...] about Liberalism In The Classroom?

Should he pay for the sins of the past? Well, it seems that he certainly should denounce them... More here. … [Read more...] about On Alito’s CAP

Check this out...BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. 24 - A suicide car bomb exploded Thursday near an American convoy at the entrance to the main hospital in the volatile town of Mahmudiya, killing at least 30 Iraqis and wounding dozens of others in a burst of fire and shrapnel. At least 15 other Iraqis died Thursday, including the police commander of Mahmudiya, while 5 American soldiers … [Read more...] about Iraq and Its Many Ins And Outs…

Do you want to know what he's doing now? It's HILARIOUS...but in a way that's not so funny... Click here... … [Read more...] about Michael Brown Re-Emerges

An update to my last post that examines how both the left and right are failing in their obligation to uphold human rights and human dignity around the world. … [Read more...] about Our Obligations